City police are investigating the discovery of a body Friday afternoon at the rear of a house at the northeast corner of North State Street and Bellevue Avenue.

MARION - Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body in the backyard of a North State Street address.

Maj. Randy Caryer described as suspicious the death of the man, whose body was found behind a house at the northeast corner of North State Street and Bellevue Avenue.

"There was no obvious signs of cause of death, ... no obvious trauma to the body," Caryer said.

Police declined to identify the man because next of kin had not been notified.

He said investigators are looking for anyone that was with the man on Friday.

Lts. Chris Adkins and Jeff Clewell along with two MARMET officers responded to the report of the body. Marion County Coroner Dr. Marc Comianos also was at the scene, as were a Marion city emergency squad and Stofcheck Ambulance Service.

The body will be transported to the Franklin County morgue for an autopsy.

"We hope to have preliminary findings in the next 48 hours," Adkins said, adding toxicology results will be available in six to eight weeks.

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Marion police investigate after body found

MARION - Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body in the backyard of a North State Street address.Maj. Randy Caryer described as suspicious the death of the man, whose body was found